By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,682,097 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. According to its COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic across the continent stood at 95,589 as of Tuesday evening, and a total of 3,211,491 people infected…
By Grace Kuria Rwanda now has three state-of-the-art disinfectant robots it can use to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The new high-tech tools will also help reduce hospital-acquired infections. The ultraviolet robots are expected to improve infection prevention control processes in treatment centres and other various areas as they are faster, smarter and more efficient….
By Grace Kuria Kenya Airways (KQ) and privately held aerospace company Avianor have made history with the first-ever cabin cargo repurposing of a Boeing 787 into a so-called “preighter”. A “preighter” is a passenger aircraft that has been converted to carry cargo. The term, and the need for preighters, came about as a result of the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina said he was optimistic about the outlook for Africa’s economic recovery despite the current challenges facing the continent, particularly the coronavirus pandemic. Adesina made the comments during a virtual ceremony of the African Leadership Magazine’s African of the Year valedictory meeting. “There is a light…
By Reuters South Africa will start its immunization campaign with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca’s shot offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant local virus variant. The country, which has recorded the most coronavirus infections in Africa and more than 46,000 deaths, had planned to start offering healthcare workers the…
By CGTN Africa The 21-day lockdown that was recently imposed on Kigali has had a tremendous impact, reducing new Covid-19 cases in the city by 72 percent, this is according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) Director-General. On Monday, February 8, the lockdown was lifted, allowing people to go on with their work – but still…
By XINHUA The Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is effective in older people and Morocco will continue using it to vaccinate the population aged 60 and over, authorities said on Monday. Available data from the Moroccan vaccination campaign showed no increase in adverse effects on the vaccinated people aged 60 and over compared with others receiving the Sinopharm…
By AP Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. On February 3, a woman died in Butembo town in North Kivu province, Minister of Health Eteni Longondo announced. The woman from the nearby village of Biena felt sick for a few days…
By BBC Malawi is set to proceed with its plan to import the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Sunday in an address to the nation. The country expects to receive its first consignment of the vaccine at the end of February for roll-out in March. The batch will contain 1.5 million doses. The…
By AFP Morlaye Sylla scored his third goal and Mamadouba Bangoura his first at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) as Guinea defeated hosts Cameroon 2-0 in Douala on Saturday in the third-place playoff. Sylla put the Elephants ahead on nine minutes in the coastal city by dribbling past several opponents before unleashing a shot that was…
